Timeline September 1197

Events in September 1197 3

• 1165 – 1197 Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor (1165-1197) Died 28 September 1197, aged 31 Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor and King of Sicily, died suddenly at Messina while assembling a new crusade to the Holy Land, likely of malaria. His death left his infant son Frederick II as heir and triggered a disputed imperial election between Philip of Swabia and Otto of Brunswick that plunged Germany into civil war.
• 1166 – 1197 Henry II of Champagne (1166-1197) Died 10 September 1197, aged 31 Henry II, Count of Champagne and titular King of Jerusalem through his marriage to Queen Isabella I, died in Acre after falling from a window while reviewing troops. His sudden death left the kingdom without a male ruler at a critical moment in its struggle with the Ayyubids.
• 1197 Ayyubids retake Jaffa Al-Adil exploits the death of Henry of Champagne Ayyubid forces under al-Adil, brother of the late Saladin, captured the strategic port of Jaffa from its Crusader garrison. The loss came as the Kingdom of Jerusalem was thrown into disarray following the death of its ruler, Henry of Champagne.